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Published: 13 June 2008

‘SLAP IN FACE’ FOR SCHOOLS ON HIT-LIST

Warning that switch to academies will create two-tier system

PARENTS and teachers say they have been given a slap in the face after three Islington secondary schools they have fought to turn around were branded... > more

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Parents – they may not mean to, but they do...
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Up before the beak… from Oliver Twist to The Clash
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Hostel in historic courthouse loses all-night drinks bid
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Playwright urges Boris to put West End theatre centre stage
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Sold for £26,000... the shop worth £200,000

FINANCE chiefs have been accused of botching the sale of council-owned properties after a £200,000 shop changed hands for the bargain price of £26,000, the Tribune can reveal.
Stunned shopkeepers are calling for an inquiry after it emerged the dry... > more

Shop’s seven day booze ban is ‘laughable’ - POLICE and anti-binge-drinking campaigners were furious this week after a Barnsbury... > more

Rockin’ school opening as pupils join mainstream - BALLOONS were released to mark the official opening on Friday of a special needs school... > more

Objectors claim delicatessen becoming café-bar ‘by stealth’ - CAMPAIGNERS have lost their bid to prevent a Latin American café in Islington... > more

Concert hall with the wow factor thrills its neighbours - GASPS of admiration provided the first test last week for the acoustics of Kings Place... > more

Pensioner was killed by van as he crossed road - HOSPITAL bosses have apologised to the family of a retired butcher who died after being hit by... > more

Victim said: ‘I don’t want to fight’ before stabbing, murder trial told - A SCHOOLGIRL told a jury this week that she heard Martin Dinnegan calling for... > more

Gun victim still in hospital - A TEENAGER will begin his third week under guard in hospital today (Friday) as he recovers from gunshot... > more

Thousands oppose polyclinics - THOUSANDS of patients in Islington have signed a petition calling on the government to halt the use of private... > more

Emily and Jeremy join the revolt on 42 day detention - BOTH Islington MPs voted against the government in Wednesday’s Parliamentary vote... > more

Evicted pensioner’s death leap - A RETIRED caretaker who was evicted from his flat on New Year’s Day this year jumped to his death... > more

Building delay, so home is seized - A PROPERTY developer who hoped to create an eco-friendly home faces having it seized by the Town Hall. > more

Three held after brawl - THREE men have been arrested after a mass brawl outside a pub in the N1 Centre in Angel. > more